Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERC) Program: RERC on Universal Access to Information and Communication Technology

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The purpose of the RERC program is to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act by conducting advanced engineering research on and development of innovative technologies that are designed to solve particular rehabilitation problems or to remove environmental barriers. RERCs also demonstrate and evaluate such technologies, facilitate service delivery system changes, stimulate the production and distribution of new technologies and equipment in the private sector, and provide training opportunities. The purpose of this particular RERC is to conduct research, development, and related activities that: a) help ensure that accessibility standards are met or exceeded for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) used by people with disabilities; b) promote availability and usability of individualized ICT configurations for people with disabilities across devices and contexts; c) identify barriers to and facilitators of sustainable adoption of innovations that provide universal access to ICT. NIDILRR plans to make one grant under this opportunity in FY 2023. The grant will have a 60-month project period, with five 12-month budget periods.

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